Tag: SENATE
NIMASA DG Bashir Jamoh faces arrest over $9.3bn loss
The Senate panel on public accounts has issued a warrant of arrest against the director-general of the Nigerian Maritime and Safety Agency (NIMASA) Bashir...
Senate recommends brave diesel tanker driver Ejiro Otarigho to Buhari for...
The Senate has recommended Ejiro Otarigho, the tanker driver who drove a burning tanker from danger zone to avert a tragic fire incident in...
Abaribe quits PDP, resigns as Senate minority leader
Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe has announced his resignation from his role as Senate minority leader and subsequent departure from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
Abaribe confirmed...
Court orders CCT chair Danladi Umar to appear before Senate over...
A Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday ruled that the chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) Danladi Umar should appear before...
Senate summons Sunday Dare, Pinnick over vandalisation of stadium
The Senate on Wednesday summoned the minister of youth and sports development, Sunday Dare, over vandalisation of Moshood Abiola National Stadium, Abuja on March...
Senate makes U-turn on direct primary clause in Electoral Bill
The Senate has re-amended the Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill, 2021, recommending direct, indirect primaries or consensus as procedure for the nomination of candidates by...
Senate passes 2022 budget, moves Electoral Bill matters to 2022
The Senate on Wednesday passed 2022 budget of N17.126 trillion, some billions higher than N16.391 trillion presented by President Muhammadu Buhari back in October.
It...
Crunch session in Senate as Buhari rejects Electoral Bill
The Senate on Tuesday went into a closed session following the rejection of the Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill by President Muhammdu Buhari.
Buhari had refused...
Senate approves electronic transmission of results, others in new electoral bill
The Senate has passed the conference committee report on the Electoral Act Amendment Bill, heralding a new dawn in the nation's electoral system.
Senate leader...
Declare bandits as terrorists, bomb them, Senate tells Buhari
Following worsening insecurity in Nigeria, the Senate on Wednesday urged President Muhammadu Buhari to declare bandits as terrorists and wage total war against them.
The...